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XRP Price Breaks Through Hurdles—Could a Bullish Surge Follow?

XRP Price Breaks Through Hurdles—Could a Bullish Surge Follow?

XRP price found support at $2.120 and started a fresh increase. The price is now gaining pace and might clear the $2.350 resistance zone. XRP price started a fresh increase above the $2.150 zone. The price is now trading above $2.150 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a steep bullish trend line forming […]

Bitcoin at $103K hurtles MARA stack toward $5B, holdings triple

Bitcoin at $103K hurtles MARA stack toward $5B, holdings triple

Bitcoin mining firm MARA Holdings (MARA) nearly tripled its Bitcoin holdings over 12 months, according to its newly released Q1 results. However, its Bitcoin production fell, and total earnings slightly missed Wall Street estimates in Q1. MARA, formerly Marathon Digital, saw its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings increase to 47,531 BTC, up 175% from the 17,320 BTC […]

Rumble CEO confirms Tether-collab crypto wallet to launch in Q3

Rumble CEO confirms Tether-collab crypto wallet to launch in Q3

Rumble’s pro-crypto founder and CEO has confirmed that the firm will launch its Bitcoin and stablecoin wallet in the third quarter of this year, aimed at giving the Coinbase Wallet a run for its money.  The Rumble Wallet will be launched in partnership with stablecoin issuer Tether and compete directly with Coinbase, Chris Pavlovski said […]

US man who sent crypto to ISIS could serve prison till he’s 65

US man who sent crypto to ISIS could serve prison till he’s 65

A man from the US state of Virginia will spend over three decades behind bars after being convicted of sending crypto to the terrorist organization commonly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Federal Judge David Novak sentenced Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa to 30 years and four months in prison on May 7 for […]

Ethereum Price Explodes Past $2,200 with 25% Surge—Momentum Builds Fast

Ethereum Price Explodes Past $2,200 with 25% Surge—Momentum Builds Fast

Ethereum price started a fresh surge above the $2,000 zone. ETH is now up over 25% and consolidating gains near the $2,200 zone. Ethereum started a fresh surge above the $2,000 resistance. The price is trading above $2,120 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at […]

Binance Buzz: Pi Coin Wallet Activity Triggers Listing Rumors

Binance Buzz: Pi Coin Wallet Activity Triggers Listing Rumors

Something strange has raised the eyebrows of the Pi Network community this week. A wallet associated with Binance’s Stellar deposits, which had already been used in Pi Coin transactions, has exhibited fresh activity. That was enough to ignite rumors that Binance might be quietly gearing up for a Pi Chain integration or even a future […]

Bitcoin Price Surges Past $100K—Bull Market Officially Back?

Bitcoin Price Surges Past $100K—Bull Market Officially Back?

Bitcoin price started a fresh surge above the $100,000 zone. BTC is rising and might aim for a move toward the $105,000 resistance. Bitcoin started a strong increase above the $98,500 resistance zone. The price is trading above $100,500 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a new connecting bullish trend line forming […]

Coinbase Stock Rises 5% After $2.9 Billion Deal To Acquire Deribit

Coinbase Stock Rises 5% After $2.9 Billion Deal To Acquire Deribit

One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase, announced on Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Dubai-based crypto derivatives exchange Deribit, for $2.9 billion, marking the largest deal in the crypto sector to date. Coinbase Expands Global Reach With Deribit The acquisition, announced on Thursday, involves a substantial financial commitment, with $700 million in […]

Bullish Continuation For XRP Price Shows Possible Recovery To $4

Bullish Continuation For XRP Price Shows Possible Recovery To $4

After a brief period of consolidation and what looks like a looming break below the psychological $2 level, XRP is starting to show signs of bullishness. The cryptocurrency has recovered by 2% in the past 24 hours, even reaching an intraday peak of $2.2, which has allowed it to maintain a strong position above its […]

Dogecoin ‘Looks Incredible Here,’ Says Crypto Analyst — Here’s Why

Dogecoin ‘Looks Incredible Here,’ Says Crypto Analyst — Here’s Why

Dogecoin has spent the better part of three years digesting its 2021 blow-off-top, yet the popular meme-coin may be about to leave the consolidation range behind, according to a fresh weekly chart shared on X by the pseudonymous analyst Maelius (@MaeliusCrypto). Dogecoin ‘Looks Incredible’ The DOGE/USDT pair on Binance is printing a weekly candle at […]

Coinbase revenue falls 10% in Q1, missing industry estimate

Coinbase revenue falls 10% in Q1, missing industry estimate

Crypto exchange Coinbase’s total revenue fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $2 billion in Q1, missing industry estimates by 4.1% as trading activity slowed across the market. Coinbase’s net income was sliced by 95% from a near-company record $1.29 billion in Q4 to $66 million, in a large part due to Coinbase marking a $596 million paper […]

SEC’s Crenshaw slams Ripple settlement, warns of ‘regulatory vacuum’

SEC’s Crenshaw slams Ripple settlement, warns of ‘regulatory vacuum’

A crypto-skeptical commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission has blasted her agency over its settlement letter that could finally end the Ripple legal saga. The SEC and Ripple filed a joint settlement letter in a New York court asking for the August 2024 injunction against Ripple to be dissolved and $75 million of […]

Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Receives 12-Year Prison Sentence

Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Receives 12-Year Prison Sentence

Alexander Mashinsky, the former CEO of crypto lending firm Celsius, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud.  Celsius Mashinsky Faces Justice The proceedings took place before US District Judge John G. Koeltl in Manhattan’s Southern District, where Mashinsky faced the repercussions of what prosecutors characterized […]

Trump Trade News Ignites Bitcoin Mania—$100K Coming?

Trump Trade News Ignites Bitcoin Mania—$100K Coming?

Bitcoin approached the $100,000 threshold on Wednesday after teasing a big international trade deal by US President Donald Trump. The agreement, as reported by The New York Times, will be with the United Kingdom and is to be formally announced at the White House on Thursday. The cryptocurrency was at $99,200 as of publication, having […]

Meta exploring stablecoin integration for payouts: Report

Meta exploring stablecoin integration for payouts: Report

Tech company Meta is reportedly exploring integrating stablecoin payments into its platforms after a three-year hiatus from cryptocurrencies, Fortune reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The Facebook parent held talks with several crypto infrastructure firms in consultation but has not chosen a decisive course of action, according to the report. One source said the […]

Bitcoin Price Flashes Signal That Has Led To A Surge Every Time

Bitcoin Price Flashes Signal That Has Led To A Surge Every Time

The Bitcoin price action has once again caught the attention of the broader crypto market, as it flashes major bullish signals that have, without fail, led to significant rallies throughout this cycle. Building on this technical signal, a crypto analyst has forecasted that Bitcoin could mirror historical trends and potentially surge to a new all-time […]

Wellgistics Health to integrate XRP into payment infrastructure

Wellgistics Health to integrate XRP into payment infrastructure

Wellgistics Health, a healthcare infrastructure company, will integrate XRP (XRP) and related technologies into its payment network to streamline transactions between pharmacies, medical suppliers and prescription medication manufacturers, the company said in an announcement on May 8. Wellgistics cited the finality time of XRP transactions and reduced transaction costs, which are fractions of a penny, […]

Coinbase's Deribit buy shows growing derivatives market

Coinbase's Deribit buy shows growing derivatives market

Coinbase’s agreement to buy Deribit highlights the increasing importance of financial derivatives for cryptocurrency exchanges, according to industry executives.  On May 8, Coinbase, the US’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, agreed to acquire crypto derivatives platform Deribit for $2.9 billion in the crypto industry’s largest corporate acquisition to date.   The deal reflects increasing competition […]

Former FTX exec's wife says gov't 'induced a guilty plea'

Former FTX exec's wife says gov't 'induced a guilty plea'

Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, who faces federal campaign finance charges, is pushing for dismissal on the grounds that US prosecutors deceived her husband in a plea deal. In a May 7 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Bond’s lawyers reiterated […]

Bitcoin options could pave the path for new BTC price highs — Here is how

Bitcoin options could pave the path for new BTC price highs — Here is how

Key takeaways: 97% of the $8.3 billion in Bitcoin put options expire worthless at a $102,000 BTC price. Short covering above $105,000 could trigger a Bitcoin price rally to new highs. Bitcoin (BTC) soared above $101,000 on May 8, reaching its highest level in over three months. The 4.6% daily BTC price gain triggered $205 […]